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Ryuichi Sakamoto

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, busiest in 2019 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryuichi Sakamoto Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

19 titles · average score 67
Zi
Zi (2026)
GoodWatch score 51

In Memory Of

Sons of the Neon Night
Sons of the Neon Night (2025)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Black Ox
Black Ox (2024)

Original Music Composer

Monster
Monster (2023)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

Music

After Yang
After Yang (2022)
GoodWatch score 76

Main Title Theme Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022 (2022)

Original Music Composer

Beckett
Beckett (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

Love After Love
Love After Love (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Minamata
Minamata (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Adult Baby
Adult Baby (2020)

Musician

2010s

30 titles · average score 68
Proxima
Proxima (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

The Staggering Girl
The Staggering Girl (2019)
GoodWatch score 32

Original Music Composer

My Tyrano: Together, Forever
My Tyrano: Together, Forever (2019)

Original Music Composer

Paradise Next
Paradise Next (2019)

Original Music Composer

Your Face
Your Face (2018)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer

The Fortress
The Fortress (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Rage
Rage (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

Theme Song Performance, Original Music Composer

The Revenant
The Revenant (2015)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

I Have to Buy New Shoes
I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
GoodWatch score 75

Original Music Composer

2000s

19 titles · average score 59
Women Without Men
Women Without Men (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Silk
Silk (2007)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Babel
Babel (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

Songs

Shining Boy & Little Randy
Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Zarin
Zarin (2005)

Original Music Composer

Tony Takitani
Tony Takitani (2004)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Appleseed
Appleseed (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

Music

Life Is Journey
Life Is Journey (2003)

Original Music Composer

The Blonds
The Blonds (2003)
GoodWatch score 54

Music

Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale (2002)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Derrida
Derrida (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Alexei and the Spring
Alexei and the Spring (2002)

Original Music Composer

1990s

16 titles · average score 57
Taboo
Taboo (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes (1998)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Wild Side
Wild Side (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Little Buddha
Little Buddha (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1992)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Tokyo Decadence
Tokyo Decadence (1992)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

High Heels
High Heels (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Peachboy
Peachboy (1991)

Original Music Composer

The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Infinite Escher
Infinite Escher (1990)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

1980s

14 titles · average score 76
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

as Amakasu

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

The Adventures of Milo and Otis
The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Media Bahn Live (1986)

Producer

TV WAR
TV WAR (1986)

Original Music Composer

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

All Star Video
All Star Video (1985)

Director, Music

On the Beach
On the Beach (1985)

Music Arranger

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yonoi

It's All Right, My Friend
It's All Right, My Friend (1983)

Original Music Composer

Where the Toys Come From
Where the Toys Come From (1983)

Music Arranger

YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan
YMO JAPAN TOUR at Nippon Budokan (1983)

Music